Bobby Watson (born August 23, 1953, in Lawrence, Kansas) is an Americanpost-bopjazzalto saxophonist, composer, producer, and educator. Watson now has 26 recordings as a leader. He appears on nearly 100 other recordings as either co-leader or in a supporting role. Watson has recorded more than 100 original compositions and his long-time publisher.
Biography
Watson grew up in Bonner Springs, Kansas, and Kansas City, Kansas. He attended the University of Miami along with fellow students Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius and Bruce Hornsby. After graduating in 1975, he moved to New York City and joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. The Jazz Messengers, sometimes referred to as the "University of Blakey", served as the ultimate "postgraduate school" for ambitious young players. He performed with the Jazz Messengers from 1977 to 1981, eventually becoming the musical director for the group.
Bobby Watson (November 28, 1888 – May 22, 1965), born Robert Watson Knucher, was an American theater and film actor, playing a variety of character roles, including, after 1942, Adolf Hitler.
Born in Springfield, Illinois, Watson began his career at age 15 performing a vaudeville act at the Olympic Theatre in Springfield. As a teenager, he toured the U.S. midwest with the "Kickapoo Remedies Show", a traveling medicine show. He then appeared in Coney Island in a Gus Edwards show. In 1918, he first played on Broadway when he was a replacement in the role of Robert Street in Going Up and then created the role of the flamboyant dressmaker "Madame Lucy" in the hit musical Irene (1919), later repeating the role. He continued to play on Broadway through the 1920s.
Robert "Bobby" Watson (born 15 May 1946) is a Scottish former football player and manager. Watson played as a defender for Rangers and Motherwell. Watson was transferred from Rangers to Motherwell in a deal that also involved Peter McCloy and Brian Heron. Watson represented Scotland once, in a friendly match played against the Soviet Union in 1971. Watson was one of the players who had to wait many years to receive an official cap to mark this achievement, as caps were only given to players who played in British Home Championship matches before the mid-1970s.
Watson retired from playing in 1976 to run a steel business. He then managed Airdrie and Motherwell, but only lasted six months in charge of the latter as they were relegated from the Scottish Premier Division. Watson then helped to set up another business, Cairnhill Structures, in 1990. He was also known as a lay preacher.
In April 2015 Watson was inducted into the Airdrieonians Hall Of Fame, an awards ceremony to honour former Airdrieonians managers and players.
Alto saxophone great Bobby Watson records "Back Home in Kansas City" with trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, pianist Cyrus Chestnut, bassist Curtis Lundy and drummer Victor Jones featuring special guest vocalist Carmen Lundy on "Our Love Remains."
published: 01 Oct 2022
Bobby Watson - 'Take The "A" Train (Duke Ellington Cover)' I The Bridge 909 in Studio
Kansas City, MO artist Bobby Watson performs ‘Take The "A" Train’ originally by Duke Ellington in TV Studio A at KCPT in Kansas City, Missouri.
90.9 FM The Bridge | bridge909.org | kcpt.org | eightonesixty.com
@909TheBridge | @KCPT
Live in studios and interviews from local and national music artists: The Bridge, 90.9 FM KTBG, listener supported public music radio in Kansas City, Missouri.
published: 16 Nov 2016
Curtis Lundy / Bobby Watson Quartet & Umoja at Clement's Place
Curtis Lundy / Bobby Watson Quartet & Umoja at Clement's Place. Premiering on Wednesday, January 26, 7:30pm EST on both Facebook and YouTube.
Band Members:
Production Credits:
Yardbird Entertainment - Production Company
Abel Mireles - Video Editing
Peter Lin - Audio Mixing
Wayne Winborne - Executive Producer
Thanks to Talisha Johnson, Ben McCardell, 15 Washington Street Production staff (Glennae & Gio), Natalia Ikheloa, NewarkArts, Jeremy Johnson, and Hidemaru Onishi.
Made possible by a Creative Catalyst Grant,
City of Newark, NJ. Ras Baraka, mayor; Fayemi Shakur,
arts and cultural affair director.
All rights reserved 2022
Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University Newark
published: 08 Apr 2022
Bobby Watson – Appointment in Milano (1985)
Tracklist:
A1 Appointment in Milano 0:00
A2 Ballando (Dancing) 10:00
A3 If Bird Could See Me Now 18:01
B1 Watson's Blues 24:28
B2 (I'm) Always Missing You 32:31
B3 Funcalypso 36:03
Credits:
Alto Saxophone – Bobby Watson
Bass – Attilio Zanchi
Drums – Giampiero Prina
Executive Producer – Alberto Alberti, Sergio Veschi
Layout [Front Cover] – Maurizio Bovarini
Piano – Piero Bassini
Producer – Attilio Zanchi, Bobby Watson
Recorded at Barigozzi Studio - Milano - February 5 - 1985.
published: 02 Dec 2017
Bobby Watson's Horizon / No Question About It (1988)
Bobby Watson:as
Roy Hargrove:tp
Benny Green:p
Curtis Lundy:b
Victor Lewis:ds
Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival with Blue Note
published: 28 Jan 2012
Mt. FUJI JAZZ FESTIVAL'87 / Bobby Watson / Anthropology
Bobby Watson (as)
Kenny Garrett (as)
Robin Eubanks (tb)
Michael Mossmans (tp)
Mulgrew Miller (p)
Charnett Moffett (b)
Ralph Peterson (ds)
published: 01 May 2020
Bobby Watson - Almost
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Alto saxophone great Bobby Watson records "Back Home in Kansas City" with trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, pianist Cyrus Chestnut, bassist Curtis Lundy and drummer Victor...
Alto saxophone great Bobby Watson records "Back Home in Kansas City" with trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, pianist Cyrus Chestnut, bassist Curtis Lundy and drummer Victor Jones featuring special guest vocalist Carmen Lundy on "Our Love Remains."
Alto saxophone great Bobby Watson records "Back Home in Kansas City" with trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, pianist Cyrus Chestnut, bassist Curtis Lundy and drummer Victor Jones featuring special guest vocalist Carmen Lundy on "Our Love Remains."
Kansas City, MO artist Bobby Watson performs ‘Take The "A" Train’ originally by Duke Ellington in TV Studio A at KCPT in Kansas City, Missouri.
90.9 FM The Bri...
Kansas City, MO artist Bobby Watson performs ‘Take The "A" Train’ originally by Duke Ellington in TV Studio A at KCPT in Kansas City, Missouri.
90.9 FM The Bridge | bridge909.org | kcpt.org | eightonesixty.com
@909TheBridge | @KCPT
Live in studios and interviews from local and national music artists: The Bridge, 90.9 FM KTBG, listener supported public music radio in Kansas City, Missouri.
Kansas City, MO artist Bobby Watson performs ‘Take The "A" Train’ originally by Duke Ellington in TV Studio A at KCPT in Kansas City, Missouri.
90.9 FM The Bridge | bridge909.org | kcpt.org | eightonesixty.com
@909TheBridge | @KCPT
Live in studios and interviews from local and national music artists: The Bridge, 90.9 FM KTBG, listener supported public music radio in Kansas City, Missouri.
Curtis Lundy / Bobby Watson Quartet & Umoja at Clement's Place. Premiering on Wednesday, January 26, 7:30pm EST on both Facebook and YouTube.
Band Members:
...
Curtis Lundy / Bobby Watson Quartet & Umoja at Clement's Place. Premiering on Wednesday, January 26, 7:30pm EST on both Facebook and YouTube.
Band Members:
Production Credits:
Yardbird Entertainment - Production Company
Abel Mireles - Video Editing
Peter Lin - Audio Mixing
Wayne Winborne - Executive Producer
Thanks to Talisha Johnson, Ben McCardell, 15 Washington Street Production staff (Glennae & Gio), Natalia Ikheloa, NewarkArts, Jeremy Johnson, and Hidemaru Onishi.
Made possible by a Creative Catalyst Grant,
City of Newark, NJ. Ras Baraka, mayor; Fayemi Shakur,
arts and cultural affair director.
All rights reserved 2022
Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University Newark
Curtis Lundy / Bobby Watson Quartet & Umoja at Clement's Place. Premiering on Wednesday, January 26, 7:30pm EST on both Facebook and YouTube.
Band Members:
Production Credits:
Yardbird Entertainment - Production Company
Abel Mireles - Video Editing
Peter Lin - Audio Mixing
Wayne Winborne - Executive Producer
Thanks to Talisha Johnson, Ben McCardell, 15 Washington Street Production staff (Glennae & Gio), Natalia Ikheloa, NewarkArts, Jeremy Johnson, and Hidemaru Onishi.
Made possible by a Creative Catalyst Grant,
City of Newark, NJ. Ras Baraka, mayor; Fayemi Shakur,
arts and cultural affair director.
All rights reserved 2022
Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University Newark
Tracklist:
A1 Appointment in Milano 0:00
A2 Ballando (Dancing) 10:00
A3 If Bird Could See Me Now 18:01
B1 Watson's Blues 24:28
B2 (I'm) Always Missing You 32...
Tracklist:
A1 Appointment in Milano 0:00
A2 Ballando (Dancing) 10:00
A3 If Bird Could See Me Now 18:01
B1 Watson's Blues 24:28
B2 (I'm) Always Missing You 32:31
B3 Funcalypso 36:03
Credits:
Alto Saxophone – Bobby Watson
Bass – Attilio Zanchi
Drums – Giampiero Prina
Executive Producer – Alberto Alberti, Sergio Veschi
Layout [Front Cover] – Maurizio Bovarini
Piano – Piero Bassini
Producer – Attilio Zanchi, Bobby Watson
Recorded at Barigozzi Studio - Milano - February 5 - 1985.
Tracklist:
A1 Appointment in Milano 0:00
A2 Ballando (Dancing) 10:00
A3 If Bird Could See Me Now 18:01
B1 Watson's Blues 24:28
B2 (I'm) Always Missing You 32:31
B3 Funcalypso 36:03
Credits:
Alto Saxophone – Bobby Watson
Bass – Attilio Zanchi
Drums – Giampiero Prina
Executive Producer – Alberto Alberti, Sergio Veschi
Layout [Front Cover] – Maurizio Bovarini
Piano – Piero Bassini
Producer – Attilio Zanchi, Bobby Watson
Recorded at Barigozzi Studio - Milano - February 5 - 1985.
Alto saxophone great Bobby Watson records "Back Home in Kansas City" with trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, pianist Cyrus Chestnut, bassist Curtis Lundy and drummer Victor Jones featuring special guest vocalist Carmen Lundy on "Our Love Remains."
Kansas City, MO artist Bobby Watson performs ‘Take The "A" Train’ originally by Duke Ellington in TV Studio A at KCPT in Kansas City, Missouri.
90.9 FM The Bridge | bridge909.org | kcpt.org | eightonesixty.com
@909TheBridge | @KCPT
Live in studios and interviews from local and national music artists: The Bridge, 90.9 FM KTBG, listener supported public music radio in Kansas City, Missouri.
Curtis Lundy / Bobby Watson Quartet & Umoja at Clement's Place. Premiering on Wednesday, January 26, 7:30pm EST on both Facebook and YouTube.
Band Members:
Production Credits:
Yardbird Entertainment - Production Company
Abel Mireles - Video Editing
Peter Lin - Audio Mixing
Wayne Winborne - Executive Producer
Thanks to Talisha Johnson, Ben McCardell, 15 Washington Street Production staff (Glennae & Gio), Natalia Ikheloa, NewarkArts, Jeremy Johnson, and Hidemaru Onishi.
Made possible by a Creative Catalyst Grant,
City of Newark, NJ. Ras Baraka, mayor; Fayemi Shakur,
arts and cultural affair director.
All rights reserved 2022
Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University Newark
Tracklist:
A1 Appointment in Milano 0:00
A2 Ballando (Dancing) 10:00
A3 If Bird Could See Me Now 18:01
B1 Watson's Blues 24:28
B2 (I'm) Always Missing You 32:31
B3 Funcalypso 36:03
Credits:
Alto Saxophone – Bobby Watson
Bass – Attilio Zanchi
Drums – Giampiero Prina
Executive Producer – Alberto Alberti, Sergio Veschi
Layout [Front Cover] – Maurizio Bovarini
Piano – Piero Bassini
Producer – Attilio Zanchi, Bobby Watson
Recorded at Barigozzi Studio - Milano - February 5 - 1985.
Bobby Watson (born August 23, 1953, in Lawrence, Kansas) is an Americanpost-bopjazzalto saxophonist, composer, producer, and educator. Watson now has 26 recordings as a leader. He appears on nearly 100 other recordings as either co-leader or in a supporting role. Watson has recorded more than 100 original compositions and his long-time publisher.
Biography
Watson grew up in Bonner Springs, Kansas, and Kansas City, Kansas. He attended the University of Miami along with fellow students Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius and Bruce Hornsby. After graduating in 1975, he moved to New York City and joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. The Jazz Messengers, sometimes referred to as the "University of Blakey", served as the ultimate "postgraduate school" for ambitious young players. He performed with the Jazz Messengers from 1977 to 1981, eventually becoming the musical director for the group.
You got out on the wrong side of bed this morning And you started right in on me The first thing I heard was some angry words And that’s the last thing that I need You call at me work Chewing me out Telling me what I forgot to do Now you come home, you’re itching for another round But honey, I’m no match for you ‘Cause I’m a lover, not a fighter And you’ve been picking on me all day This could turn into an all-nighter If you don’t put the gloves away This fussing and fighting has got to cease Honey, all I want is just a little peace I’m a lover not a fighter So let’s love the fight away Well, you know that I don’t like confrontation But I can take care of myself So, if you’re looking for a sparring partner You can just look somewhere else I can go the distance when it comes to love And I always finish what I start So don’t waste my time going hand-to-hand ‘Cause I’m better at heart-to-heart I’m a lover not a fighter And you’ve been picking on me all day This can turn into an all-nighter If you don’t put the gloves away This fussing and fighting has got to cease Honey, all I want is just a little peace I’m a lover not a fighter so let’s Love the fight away I’m a lover not a fighter And you’ve been picking on me all day This could turn into an all-nighter If you don’t put the gloves away This fussing and fighting has got to cease Honey, all I want is just a little peace I’m a lover not a fighter So let’s love the fight away I’m a lover not a fighter A lover not a fighter I’m a lo-lo-lo-lo lover I’m a lo-lo-lo-lo lover